Washington panchang, 1 March 2026
Sunrise 06:41 Sunset 17:59 Moonrise 16:15 Phalguna month
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 38.90°, -77.04° · America/New_York (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:41 to 17:59- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Abhijit Muhurta 11:58 – 12:43
- Yamaganda 12:20 – 13:45
- Gulika Kalam 15:10 – 16:35
- Durmuhurta 16:29 – 17:14
- Rahu Kalam 16:35 – 17:59
- 08:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 08:39 Karana becomes Gara
Night
17:59 to 06:40 next day- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Pradosha 17:59 – 20:31
- Brahma Muhurta 04:58 – 05:49 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 20:00 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:21 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 21:21 Moon enters Leo
- 01:49 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Trayodashi until 08:39
- Nakshatra Ashlesha until 21:21 · lord Mercury
- Yoga Atiganda until 01:49 next day
- Karana Taitila until 08:39, then Gara
- Vara Sunday lord Sun
- Moon and Sun Cancer Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 08:39 Tithi becomes Shukla Chaturdashi
- 08:39 Karana becomes Gara
- 20:00 Karana becomes Vanija
- 21:21 Nakshatra becomes Magha
- 21:21 Moon enters Leo
- 01:49 next day Yoga becomes Sukarman
Times to avoid
- Inauspicious yoga Atiganda Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 04:03 – 06:27
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 12:20 – 13:45
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 15:10 – 16:35
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 16:29 – 17:14
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:35 – 17:59
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:59 – 05:50
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 11:58 – 12:43
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 17:59 – 20:31
- Ravi yoga Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.27, p. 22 06:41 – 21:21
Choghadiya
| Udveg | 06:41 – 08:06 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Char | 08:06 – 09:31 | Neutral |
| Labh | 09:31 – 10:55 | Good |
| Amrit | 10:55 – 12:20 | Good |
| Kaal | 12:20 – 13:45 | Bad |
| Shubh | 13:45 – 15:10 | Good |
| Rog | 15:10 – 16:35 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:35 – 17:59 | Bad |
| Shubh | 17:59 – 19:34 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 19:34 – 21:09 | Good |
| Char | 21:09 – 22:44 | Neutral |
| Rog | 22:44 – 00:19 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 00:19 – 01:55 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 01:55 – 03:30 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 03:30 – 05:05 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 05:05 – 06:40 next day | Good |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:41 NowSun
- 07:38 NowVenus
- 08:34 NowMercury
- 09:31 NowMoon
- 10:27 NowSaturn
- 11:24 NowJupiter
- 12:20 NowMars
- 13:17 NowSun
- 14:13 NowVenus
- 15:10 NowMercury
- 16:06 NowMoon
- 17:03 NowSaturn
- 17:59 NowJupiter
- 19:03 NowMars
- 20:06 NowSun
- 21:09 NowVenus
- 22:13 NowMercury
- 23:16 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:19 NowSaturn
- 01:23 NowJupiter
- 02:26 NowMars
- 03:30 NowSun
- 04:33 NowVenus
- 05:36 NowMercury
- 06:41 NowSun
- 07:41 NowVenus
- 08:41 NowMercury
- 09:41 NowMoon
- 10:41 NowSaturn
- 11:41 NowJupiter
- 12:41 NowMars
- 13:41 NowSun
- 14:41 NowVenus
- 15:41 NowMercury
- 16:41 NowMoon
- 17:41 NowSaturn
- 18:41 NowJupiter
- 19:41 NowMars
- 20:41 NowSun
- 21:41 NowVenus
- 22:41 NowMercury
- 23:41 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:41 NowSaturn
- 01:41 NowJupiter
- 02:41 NowMars
- 03:41 NowSun
- 04:41 NowVenus
- 05:41 NowMercury
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:59 – 06:01 Capricorn
- 06:01 – 07:17 Aquarius
- 07:17 – 08:29 Pisces
- 08:29 – 09:53 Aries
- 09:53 – 11:43 Taurus
- 11:43 – 14:01 Gemini
- 14:01 – 16:30 Cancer
- 16:30 – 19:00 Leo
- 19:00 – 21:28 Virgo
- 21:28 – 23:59 Libra
- 23:59 – 02:23 next day Scorpio
- 02:23 – 04:25 next day Sagittarius
- 04:25 – 05:57 next day Capricorn
- 05:57 – 06:40 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in EST (UTC-5) · Method